"Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living."

- Helen Keller

"For mem'ry has painted this perfect day with colors that never fade, and we find at the end of a perfect day the soul of a friend we've made."

-Carrie Jacobs Bond

I haven't had much time to go through the pictures and do a post but I feel guilty for leaving SPIDERSWEB hanging, so... here's another sneak peek.

This is on the obstacle course.  I was nervous to ride over any of the obstacles, especially any that I thought Trib might try and jump.

This obstacle was my greatest fear.  I was terrified to go on it and pretty much wrote it off.  After some major encouragement, I  decided to give it a try and I'm so glad that I did.

It is a wonderful feeling when you conquer your fears.

Too exhausted to sort through all of the photos, let alone try and type up a semi coherent post, so I'll leave you with a sneak peek. :)

Trib and I had a blast today.

We spent the day in the indoor arena because it was too windy and nasty outside.  All of the horses (there were 10!) did really well considering how much noise there was from the wind and sand blowing against the tin, a mare in heat, and that many horses in a smaller space.  Almost all of us have had our horses for under a year and are trying to learn and bond with our horses.  All in all, it was a pretty nice group.

Sundance (now named Stolee) was also there with his new owner.  It was fun to see him and Trib kept doing a double take like "Hey, I think I know that guy!".

My new used saddle that I bought a couple of weeks ago isn't going to work out.  It fits Trib, but when I try to sit back to whoa from a trot my stirrups push me forward.  Not sure if it would help to raise the stirrups but I might try that before I decide to get rid of it.   I have a different saddle that I'm going to use tomorrow.  Hopefully that one is much better!

Trib just wanted to say hello to everyone before he left.

He is leaving us.

On his way to... the clinic.  Hahaha had ya goin', didn't I?  Trib and I are going to a fun day/clinic this weekend working on groundwork and getting us both ready for riding season.  We had such a blast when we went last fall.  My folks might come with and play photographer for me on Sunday so hopefully I'll have some fun photos to share.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

"Listen to the inner wisdom of your soul and not the random opinions of others.  Be kind and remember that sometimes the person you need to be kindest to is yourself."

- Unknown 

I stopped at a tack store over the weekend and they happened to be having a saddle sale.  The clerk was extremely helpful and we found this nice used saddle for a screaming deal.  I almost bought a second saddle which was a barrel trail saddle (very light weight) but the seat on this one was a little bigger and more comfortable.  I caught a nasty cold so I'm not feeling up to trying it on the horses yet, but hopefully by the weekend I'll be able to.  Hooray for new toys!! :)